Equality Advisory Panel - February 2021

This document contains the minutes from the Cairngorms Equality Advisory Panel held on 23 February 2021. The meeting included a panel member talk about their experiences of being deaf with a visual impairment, covering adjustments that can be made and the use of assistance dogs. The group discussed accessibility issues such as Brexit's impact on traveling with assistance dogs and how to improve accessibility for live meetings and reception areas. Murray Ferguson gave an overview of the Planning and Rural Development work and Liz Henderson provided an update on the Badenoch Great Place Project, including planning phases, accessibility of visitor sites, the impact of Covid-19, and the Badenoch Great Place app.